Science of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi

Interested in figuring out figure skating? NBC Learn has some cool resources for learning about the sciences through sports, including the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia. Apparently, they're partnering with the National Science Foundation to unravel the physics, biology, chemistry, materials science and math behind the games.

The videos are very slickly produced (as you might expect from NBC), free, and run about 5 minutes each. You can check them out here:

EDSITEment has a feature with resources geared to the k - 12 community related to the Winter Games being played out in Sochi, Russian style. It places this year's games in context and includes many links to resources on Russian history and culture.

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